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As you probably know, we were thrilled to be able to announce to all of our followers that our favorite musher Monica Zappa had gotten a new sponsor: Petchup. LINK So my kids were really intrigued by the whole idea of ketchup and mustard for dogs. We knew that Monica was experimenting to find out …
The formal name of the race we all know as the Iditarod is the Iditarod Trail International Sled Dog Race. And it truly is an international pool of mushers this year. A quick look at the musher list shows seven different countries (US, Norway, Jamaica, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden) and seven different states (Alaska, …
I once joked with a coworker that I could turn anything into an Iditarod related lesson, and today I found another example! I had a chance to visit the Anchorage Museum, which is one of my favorite museums. They have an amazing exhibit on the history of Alaska, a fantastic kids area, and the beautiful …
Alaska races sled dogs. In Maryland we race horses. Alaska has stories about heroic dogs. We have stories about heroic horses. My school and I wanted to send greetings to the schools along the trail as a way to kind of let our schools meet each other and to show a connection between schools that …
A is for Iditarod! “What?” you ask. A is for Iditarod. Because the Iditarod awesomely takes place in Alaska and starts in Anchorage! One of my favorite books to share with my students is A is for Musk Ox by Erin Cabatigan. My third grade boys always roll their eyes when I tell them I …
I have had a jam packed three weeks doing pre-trail Skypes with schools all over the country. It’s been a lot of fun to talk Iditarod with kids of all ages and all levels of experience with the race via Skype in the Classroom. One of main goals while I’m out on the trail is …
Stories from the Trail: Eight Gold Stars on a Field of Blue Eight stars of gold on a field of blue – Alaska’s flag. May it mean to you The blue of the sea, the evening sky, The mountain lakes, and the flow’rs nearby; The gold of the early sourdough’s dreams, The precious gold of …
Check this book, Iditarod™ by Tricia Brown, for nonfiction information about the historic Iditarod Trail’s role in Alaska’s Native Alaskan’s lives and the gold rush, an early dog sled race called the All Alaska Sweepstakes, the history and beginning of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race™, champs and record breakers, the dogs, and the women …
One thing that each Iditarod Teacher on the Trail™ is required to do is to create a patch for inclusion on the official Teacher on the Trail sleeping bag. You can learn more about this tradition and the sleeping bag here: LINK I decided a long time ago, that this was going to be a …
It’s getting to be crunch time and I am finalizing plans for my sub for the time that I am away on my amazing adventure! Here are some things that I am leaving for her to do that you may be able to use also! Math: The class will be rolling along with our Iditarod …